Lots of professional hockey players have recently come down with the mumps.
“The mumps” is an illness that makes people feel tired and sometimes achy.
People who get it usually look like they have a swollen (puffy) face and throat area. It used to be quite a common childhood disease, but then a vaccine was invented to prevent mumps and it became much less common.

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On Feb. 10, 2015 join Jon Tilly, Joyce Grant and Kathleen Tilly at the Reading For the Love of It Conference in Toronto.
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They will be speaking about Media Literacy, Critical Literacy and How to Talk to Kids About Difficult News.
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